Becket Spoiled by: Jon Actor: Peter O'Toole, Richard Burton, John Gielgud, Gino Cervi Director: Peter Glenville Genre: Drama, Biography, History Nation USA, UK Year 1964 Share: Synopsis Henry II (O’Toole) orders Beckett (Burton) murdered on their return from France. Beckett’s Saxon servant is also murdered. Henry is scourged in penance and successfully petitions for Beckett’s canonization.